diff --git a/srcpkgs/gpm/template b/srcpkgs/gpm/template
index d6ef29079a..b08107bb5d 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gpm/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/gpm/template
@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@ pkgname=gpm
 version=1.20.7
 revision=8
 build_style=gnu-configure
-configure_args="--sbindir=/usr/bin"
-hostmakedepends="automake libtool flex wget"
+hostmakedepends="automake libtool flex wget texinfo"
 makedepends="ncurses-devel libfl-devel"
 short_desc="Mouse server for the console and xterm"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@voidlinux.eu>"
@@ -12,6 +11,7 @@ homepage="http://www.nico.schottelius.org/software/gpm/"
 license="GPL-2"
 distfiles="http://www.nico.schottelius.org/software/gpm/archives/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.lzma"
 checksum=a955053b36556ffa7c628ce18fd6de7d625966573fa412fb08869533d8f7385c
+broken="can't find texinfo perl modules while reconfiguring"
 
 # SSL certificate subject doesn't match host www.nico.schottelius.org
 XBPS_FETCH_CMD="wget --no-check-certificate"